My
Grandmother she, at the age of eighty three
One
day in May was taken ill & died
And
after she was dead, the will of course was read
By
a lawyer, as we all stood side by side.
To
my brother it was found, she had left a hundred pound
The
same unto my sister I declare
But
when it came to me, the lawyer said “I see
She
has left you her old armchair”
How
they tittered, how they chaffed
How
my brothers and my sisters laughed
When
they heard the lawyer declare
Granny
has left you her old armchair”
I
thought it hardly fair, but I didn't really care
And
in the evening took the chair away
My
sisters at me chaffed and my brother he did laugh
And
he said “It will be useful, Mo, one day.
When
you settle down in life, find a girl to be your wife
You'll
find it very handy I declare
On
a cold and Frosty night when the fire is burning bright
To
be seated in your old armchair” Chorus
What
my brother said was true for in a year or two
I
had settled down in married life
I
first a girl did court, and then a ring I bought
And
I took her to the church to be my wife.
Oh
the old girl and me were as happy as can be
For
when my work was over I declare
I
never would roam, but each night I stayed at home
Seated
in my old armchair Chorus
One
night the chair fell down, when I picked it up I found
The
seat had fallen out upon the floor
And
there to my surprise, I saw before my eyes
A
lot of notes, ten thousand pounds or more.
When
my brother heard of this, the fellow I confess
Went
nearly mad with rage and tore his hair
But
I only laughed at him, and slyly whispered “Jim,
Don't
you wish you'd had the old armchair” Chorus
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